Ensuring Equitable Cancer Care for Every Patient: A Conversation With 2020-2021 ASCO President Dr. Lori J. Pierce
After serving as ASCO president-elect in 2019-2020, Dr. Lori J. Pierce began her term as ASCO’s 57th president on June 1, 2020.
FEATURED BLOGS
Doctors, Patients, Families: Part of the Same Fabric of Humanity
Women in Oncology
Jul 08, 2020
A student asked Dr. Tian Zhang about compartmentalizing feelings to avoid burnout. Dr. Zhang recalled an experience from her own medical school days about the neccessity of empathy in patient care.
ASCO Special Report: Resuming Cancer Care Delivery During COVID-19
Clifford A. Hudis, MD, FACP, FASCO
Jul 07, 2020
Dr. Piyush Srivastava outlines recommendations from the recently released ASCO Special Report provides for oncology practices as they return to more routine care delivery in the pandemic.
Tips to Prepare for Oncology Clinics as a First-Year Fellow
Inas Abuali, MD
Jul 07, 2020
Outpatient oncology clinics can be daunting for a new fellow and the learning curve is steep, but you already have the basic foundations of patient care. You've got this!
A Message of Thanks and Encouragement to Hematology Oncology Graduates
Nagi S. El Saghir, MD, FACP, FASCO
Jul 01, 2020
In this strange and socially distant year, I wanted to offer a few words of encouragement to our medical graduates in Lebanon and around the world.
Assumptions and Misunderstandings Lead to Relationship Distress
Anne Katz, PhD, RN, FAAN
Jun 29, 2020
Assumptions are the opposite of open communication; they remain unsaid and often expand to include thoughts that are unrelated to the initial feeling.
Pluralism: When Will We Recognize Our Common Humanity?
Anees B. Chagpar, MD, MPH
Jun 22, 2020
Pervasive bias has been in this country for centuries, and quiet microaggressions and larger macroaggressions have been given a pass for far too long.
Caring for Patients With Cancer in the Era of Social Distancing: Pros and Cons of Telemedicine
Guest Commentary
Jun 16, 2020
Translating an oncology practice into telemedicine and socially distant consultations has its advantages and disadvantages, as Dr. Estelamari Rodriguez learned when her clinic transformed overnight...
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Assumptions are the opposite of open communication; they remain unsaid and often expand to include thoughts that are unrelated to the initial feeling.
Dr. LaCasce is the ASCO Oncology Training Programs Committee chair, an associate professor of medicine at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and director of theDana-Farber/Partners CancerCare Fellowship in Hematology/Oncology.
Pervasive bias has been in this country for centuries, and quiet microaggressions and larger macroaggressions have been given a pass for far too long.